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What’s New in CATRelease Aug’ 2015
TIMETOACT GROUP, Cologne, Germanyhttp://connections-apps/cat
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1. New User Interface2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities3. Transfer of File Ownership4. Export and Import of Content5. Support for Connections 5.0 CR36. Fixes
Overview
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1. New User Interface
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1. New User Interface
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Our goals:See what you need with a single glanceClear menu structureClean and modern layoutEasy and intuitive handling
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CAT menu on topLogs: Opens a popup with the five latest CAT log entries; has link to view with all log entriesLogged-in User: Offers the option to log outPreferences (Gear-Icon): CAT settings like installation properties and license keyHelp: Direct click will open the CAT product documentation for the current page; opening the drop-down menu gives information about CAT
1. New User Interface – MenuA flatter, more slender menu with clear separation between CAT and Connections functions
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Connections menu on left-hand sideContent and Access: Items and functions pertaining to Connections content, like listing all Communities or adding members to Activities or copying Wikis
User Management: Functions for managing Connections user profiles
Administration: Items and functions for editing XML configuration properties, managing Search index, and schedulers
1. New User Interface – Menu II
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No need to navigate through CAT anymore – use the quick search box to directly jump to your community / ...
Search names of Connections content and usersUse * as wildcard for more matchesOpens corresponding view and filters for the selected item
1. New User Interface – Quick Search
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Filtering lists of hundreds and thousands of users has never been this easy.
‘Add Filter’ to set a single filter‘Advanced’ to construct complicated, multi-layer filtersAlways see your filter terms in one glance
1. New User Interface – Filters
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Individual filter terms can be canceled
1. New User Interface – Filters
Filter terms appear in the URL, so specific filter settings can be bookmarked in the
browser
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Customizable table columns: choose which columns to displayQuick table page jump by entering page number directlyResponsive design: viewable on mobile devices
1. New User Interface - Tables
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2. Convert Internal Communitiesto External Communities
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2. Convert Internal Communities to External CommunitiesYou have a great Connections community. You have external
users you want to share this community with.
Now what?
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Converting external to internal is possible in Connections UI starting with Connections 5.0 CR2But converting from internal to external?
2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities
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Use CAT to turn the internal community into an external one!
2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities
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2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities
Warning for all subcommunities that will be made externalView all files that will be made external
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2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities
Detailed conversion logs of the individual database write actionsCAT log entry of who made the community external
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2. Convert Internal Communities to External Communities
Now you can invite as many external users as you like.
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3. Transfer File Ownership
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Use Cases: User leaves company but owns important filesUser changes department and needs a successor for his files
Solution with Connections:
3. Transfer File Ownership
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With CAT
3. Transfer File Ownership
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4. Export and Import of Content
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Move key content from staging to production environmentCreate backups of key contentWorks for Activities, Blogs, Forums, Wikis
Next release: export and import entire communities
4. Export and Import of Content
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4. Import Content – Upload zip-FileWorks in any browserImport content from your local disk
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4. Import Content – Configure ImportKeep track of who posted whatImpersonation: post in the name of the original postersAdvanced settings for large wikis
Limit REST calls per secondsCopy in background so that CAT can be used normally in meantimeTested with 1GB wikis
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5. New CR3 Properties
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Mobile applicationAllowRemoveAccountAllowImportImportWhiteList
Activities applicationAllow hiding of Add Comment link in ToDo lists (feature.hideToDoListAddCommentLink.enabled)
Communities applicationAllow leading wildcards for group name typeahead (useLeadingWildcardForGroupTypeahead)
5. New CR3 Properties
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6. Fixes
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Copying / Merging Activities: Mails dragged into the activity from the Notes plugin are copied correctlyCopying / Merging Blogs: drafts are not copied anymoreCopying / Merging Forums: @mentions can be copied; Umlaute are posted correctly; ‘Originally Posted By’ will be copied into forum replies againRemoved the Activity Stream / Microblogging configuration properties in LotusConnections-config.xml which do not exist anymore in Connections 5.0Fixed empty CSV-export of FilesSetting File Library and Wiki policies in the details popup is possible againFixed wrong LDAP-uid to logged-in user display name mapping
6. Fixes
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Important LinksCAT homepage:
http://connections-apps.com/cat/
Download CAT from IBM Greenhouse:https://greenhouse.lotus.com/communities/community/CAT
Contact us via mail:[email protected]
NEW Offering: Monthly webinars on What‘s New in CAT. Register today!https://timetoact-group.com/webinar-cat/
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